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question 41

Essay

A newly created design business called Smart Art is just finishing up its first year of operations.During the year,there were credit sales of $40,000 and collections of $36,000.One account for $650 was written off.Smart Art uses the percent-of-sales method to account for uncollectible account expense,and has decided to use a factor of 2% for their year-end adjustment of uncollectible account expense.Show the journal entry required to record Uncollectible account expense at the end of the year.
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Definitions:

Dividend Payout

The portion of a company's earnings that is distributed to shareholders, usually in the form of cash dividends.

Capitalized Earnings Model

A valuation method in which earnings are considered in perpetuity, with a capitalization rate determining the present value of those earnings.

P/E Ratio

Price-to-Earnings Ratio, a valuation metric calculated by dividing the market price per share by its earnings per share, indicating how much investors are willing to pay per dollar of earnings.

EPS

Earnings Per Share, a key financial metric indicating the profitability of a company, calculated as the company's profit divided by the outstanding shares of its common stock.